Giuditta 4

BIBBIA MARTINI	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Allora i figliuoli d'Israele, che abitavano la terra di Giuda, udite tali cose, ebbero gran paura di sua venuta.	1 Now the children of Israel, that dwelt in Judea, heard all that Holofernes the chief captain of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians had done to the nations, and after what manner he had spoiled all their temples, and brought them to nought.
2 Il tremore, e lo spavento invase i loro spiriti, temendo, ch’ei non facesse a Gerusalemme, e al tempio del Signore quello, che avea fatto alle altre città, e ai loro templi.	2 Therefore they were exceedingly afraid of him, and were troubled for Jerusalem, and for the temple of the Lord their God:
3 E mandaron gente per tutta la Samaria, e nelle vicinanze sino a Jericho, e occuparono tutte le cime dei monti:	3 For they were newly returned from the captivity, and all the people of Judea were lately gathered together: and the vessels, and the altar, and the house, were sanctified after the profanation.
4 E cinsero di mura i loro villaggi, e misero insieme del grano preparandosi alla guerra.	4 Therefore they sent into all the coasts of Samaria, and the villages and to Bethoron, and Belmen, and Jericho, and to Choba, and Esora, and to the valley of Salem:
5 E il sommo sacerdote Eliachim scrisse a tutti quelli, che abitavano verso Esdrelon, la quale sta dirimpetto alla gran pianura vicina a Dothaim, e a tutti quelli de' luoghi, per dove quegli potea passare.	5 And possessed themselves beforehand of all the tops of the high mountains, and fortified the villages that were in them, and laid up victuals for the provision of war: for their fields were of late reaped.
6 Che occupassero le alture dei monti per le quali si potea giungere a Gerusalemme, e mettesser presidi ai passi stretti, che potean esservi tralle montagne.	6 Also Joacim the high priest, which was in those days in Jerusalem, wrote to them that dwelt in Bethulia, and Betomestham, which is over against Esdraelon toward the open country, near to Dothaim,
7 E i figliuoli d'Israele eseguirono i comandi del sacerdote del Signore Eliachim.	7 Charging them to keep the passages of the hill country: for by them there was an entrance into Judea, and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the passage was straight, for two men at the most.
8 E tutto il popolo alzò le sue voci al Signore con gran fervore, e umiliarono le anime loro co' digiuni, e colle orazioni eglino, e le loro donne.	8 And the children of Israel did as Joacim the high priest had commanded them, with the ancients of all the people of Israel, which dwelt at Jerusalem.
9 E i sacerdoti si vestirono di cilizi, e prostraron per terra i fanciulli davanti al tempio del Signore, e copersero con cicilio l'altare del Signore.	9 Then every man of Israel cried to God with great fervency, and with great vehemency did they humble their souls:
10 E alzaron tutti insieme le grida al Signore Dio d'Israele, affinchè non fossero rapiti i loro fanciulli, e menate via le loro mogli, e sterminate le loro città, e contaminato il loro santuario, ed essi ridotti ad essere lo scherno delle nazioni.	10 Both they, and their wives and their children, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, put sackcloth upon their loins.
11 Allora Eliachim sommo Sacerdote del Signore girò attorno per tutto Israele parlando loro,	11 Thus every man and women, and the little children, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fell before the temple, and cast ashes upon their heads, and spread out their sackcloth before the face of the Lord: also they put sackcloth about the altar,
12 Dicendo: Sappiate, che il Signore esaudirà le vostre preghiere, se sarete perseveranti ne’ digiuni, e nelle orazioni dinanzi, al Signore,	12 And cried to the God of Israel all with one consent earnestly, that he would not give their children for a prey, and their wives for a spoil, and the cities of their inheritance to destruction, and the sanctuary to profanation and reproach, and for the nations to rejoice at.
13 Ricordatevi di Mosè servo del Signore, il quale non col ferro combattendo, ma colle orazioni sante pregando abbattè Amalec, che confidava nel suo valore, nella sua possanza, e nelle sue schiere, e ne suoi scudi, e ne suoi cocchi, e nella sua cavalleria:	13 So God heard their prayers, and looked upon their afflictions: for the people fasted many days in all Judea and Jerusalem before the sanctuary of the Lord Almighty.
14 Lo stesso sarà di tutti i nemici d'Israele, se voi sarete perseveranti a fare quel che avete cominciato.	14 And Joacim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and they which ministered unto the Lord, had their loins girt with sackcloth, and offered the daily burnt offerings, with the vows and free gifts of the people,
15 A queste esortazioni adunque quelli raccomandandosi al Signore, non si partirono dal cospetto del Signore.	15 And had ashes on their mitres, and cried unto the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel graciously.
16 Talmente che quelli ancora, che offerivano olocausti al Signore, presentavano a lui le vittime vestiti di cilizio, e colla testa coperta di cenere.
17 E tutti di tutto cuore pregavano Dio, che visitasse il suo popolo d'Israele.